Race Relations in the United States, 1960-1980

by Thomas Adams Upchurch

Book Overview

Few decades in American history were as full of drama and historical significance as the 1960s and 1970s. In the 1960s, a revolution in race relations occurred, seeing the rise of the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power, the American Indian Movement, and the Latino labor movement. The focus in the 1970s was on carrying out the reforms of the previous decade, with resulting white backlash. Few decades have interested students today as much, and this...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0313341710
• ISBN13: 9780313341717
• Release Date: December 2007
• Publisher: Greenwood
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.6"